Sun Star.
It did not take Dan Jing long to return to his happy old home. Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree, he directly entered seclusion to cultivate.
At present.
Dan Jing had quite a few things to do—
First.
The Measuring-Heaven Ruler, God-Slaying Spear, and many other treasures he had obtained from the old Sage needed to be properly refined!
Second.
Given that Xi He and Chang Xi might also have sensed the opportunity of "Operation of the Sun and Moon," "establishing day, night, and the four seasons," and "determining the order of time."
Dan Jing decided—
Before the two sisters truly comprehended it, he would completely perfect this opportunity!
That way, they would not siphon off any more Merit!
Third.
To be honest—
Dan Jing had once again encountered a new bottleneck in the Primordial Unity Realm.
He only needed to enter seclusion and digest the contents of the old Sage's third lecture. Dan Jing was confident that he could further perfect his Primordial Dao Fruit.
And step into the Late Primordial Golden Immortal realm, or even the Perfected Primordial Golden Immortal realm!
Dan Jing always kept one point firmly in mind—
Only with sufficient strength could he seek amusement more freely.
Rather than provoke those powerhouses and get beaten to death by a crowd.
After all, what he liked was finding amusement, not being abused!
Seclusion—
Had already become imperative.
Within the Primordial World.
For the many cultivators who had achieved success in the Dao, there were not many matters worth paying attention to!
As it happened.
The battle over the strand of Primordial Purple Qi in Red Cloud's possession—
Was one matter that quite a few people followed closely!
Although in that battle, the spectators, the schemers, and those who directly intervened had all suffered miserably!
In the end, however, the course of that battle still became known to the people of heaven and earth.
They might not have known every detail.
But they knew the general outline—
Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi joined forces to face the many powerhouses who had come to seize the Primordial Purple Qi.
This was the first stage of the battle!
Minghe acted foolishly and enraged Dan Jing, who had been watching the show. He entered the fray and suppressed both sides, as well as everyone secretly watching and harboring ill intent, with a mere gesture.
This was the crushing battle of the second stage!
This battle.
Also thoroughly made cultivators great and small throughout the Primordial World acknowledge one thing—
The master of the Sun Star, Sun God Dan Jing, was the undisputed "number one beneath the Sages"!
Kunlun Mountain.
Inside Jade Void Palace.
Within the Supreme Clarity Hall—
Laozi simply did not care about Dan Jing's so-called title of "number one beneath the Sages"!
No matter how resounding that title was, was it not still beneath the "Sages"?
And he, Laozi—
Was destined to become one of the Sages in the future!
Why should he worry about or care for someone who was "number one beneath the Sages"?
Although at this stage, the Three Pure Ones truly had to avoid Dan Jing's edge.
Laozi had never cared about momentary victories and defeats!
Just as he had admonished Yuanshi—
Flowing water did not strive to be first; it strove to flow on without end!
What Laozi contended for was ten thousand ages upon ten thousand ages, not success or failure in this brief moment.
At this moment.
There was only one matter in Laozi's mind:
"What Daoist title should I change to?"
For a powerhouse like him, changing his Daoist title had to either accord with his own Great Dao, his innate foundation, or his Dao heart and aspirations.
It could not be changed lightly!
At present.
Laozi had yet to think of a new Daoist title grand enough to spread throughout the Primordial Cosmos and represent his very existence!
Inside the Jade Clarity Hall.
Yuanshi frowned, his expression far from pleasant.
He snorted coldly:
"He truly is a madman—utterly lawless and without restraint!"
In Yuanshi's view—
Dan Jing was simply an ignorant, utterly unrestrained madman and brute!
Such an existence was a shit-stirring stick in the heavens and earth of the Primordial World. He should not exist at all!
As for that ridiculous title of "number one beneath the Sages" upon Dan Jing?
What a joke—
Had any Sage ever feared an ant beneath them?
Without becoming a Sage, one was ultimately an ant.
Of course.
Yuanshi also admitted—
The current Dan Jing was indeed formidable. Yuanshi still could not afford to provoke him!
Within the Highest Clarity Hall.
Tongtian narrowed his eyes slightly, his fingers gently stroking the Green Duckweed Sword in his hand, his face filled with fighting intent.
He sneered:
"Number one beneath the Sages? What an enormous title!"
"Heh heh..."
Unlike Laozi and Yuanshi, he did not disregard the past humiliations he had suffered one after another at Dan Jing's hands.
Tongtian cared about them immensely!
And he had long since steeled his heart—
Every time Dan Jing had beaten him, how heavily he had struck, and everything else—Tongtian had remembered it all in his heart!
Yes.
The current Tongtian knew full well that he could not defeat Dan Jing, even with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!
After all, that thing—
He had not yet thoroughly figured it out. It simply could not become part of his fighting strength!
But Tongtian swore—
He would definitely repay Dan Jing for the humiliation Dan Jing had inflicted upon him!
Fengqi Mountain.
Inside the immortal pavilion beneath the Wutong Tree—
Fuxi stroked his long beard with a smile, deep light in his eyes.
He said:
"Number one beneath the Sages? This madman has stolen quite the limelight!"
Across from Fuxi.
Nuwa, dressed in an azure immortal gown, raised a brow, her gaze filled with chilliness.
She said:
"But in the end, he is merely... beneath the Sages!"
Nuwa now felt that she had truly made something of herself.
With Primordial Purple Qi in hand, she would sooner or later attain the Dao-Proven Realm and become a Sage. She simply no longer regarded Dan Jing as a threat or placed him in her eyes.
Fuxi was stunned for a moment.
He glanced at his younger sister, whose expression carried arrogance, and roughly understood what she was thinking.
Indeed—
What his sister said was also true enough!
At the end of the day, "number one beneath the Sages" was merely beneath the "Sages."
And his sister was someone destined to become a Sage.
Naturally, she was qualified not to place the mere "number one beneath the Sages" in her eyes!
But Fuxi still had something to say.
His expression turned serious:
"From what I see, Dan Jing's fate is extraordinary. In the future, perhaps... he may accomplish something extraordinary!"
Although Fuxi had never dealt with Dan Jing and had only seen him a few times.
He could still tell—
That madman Dan Jing possessed an exceptionally extraordinary fate!
If Dan Jing wished to accomplish something in heaven and earth, everything would go as smoothly as a ship under full sail. He could easily achieve a great undertaking that others could only gaze upon from afar.
"Hmph!"
Nuwa snorted coldly, frost flowing through her beautiful eyes.
She sneered:
"Without becoming a Sage, one is ultimately an ant!"
Well, then—
His sister was right!
Fuxi wisely chose not to argue.
He could only nod lightly:
"What Sister says is reasonable! Madman Dan Jing... is merely an ant!"
Though he, Fuxi, was an ant among ants.
Who knew when it had begun.
His younger sister would no longer reason at all whenever the discussion concerned madman Dan Jing.
At times like this—
He had to stroke her fur the right way. Otherwise, it was all too easy to get beaten!
Idle clouds reflected in the pool, the days drifting long; things changed and stars shifted through autumn after autumn.
In the blink of an eye—
The years of six kalpas passed in haste.
Sun Star.
Rumble—
An incomparably terrifying Primordial aura flowed forth from within the Sun Star, shaking this region of stars!
Then.
It withdrew in an instant, as though it had never appeared at all!
At this moment.
Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree—
Dan Jing, who had already emerged from seclusion, opened a pair of dazzling golden eyes.
A moment later.
The radiant splendor within those golden pupils receded, replaced by a trace of confusion.
Dan Jing stroked his chin:
"How... should I attain the Dao-Proven Realm?"
He had already tempered his Primordial Dao Fruit to perfection.
Next—
It was time to ponder the matter of attaining the Dao-Proven Realm.
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